EDUCATION:
Denver Paralegal Institute, Denver, Colorado
- American Bar Association approved. Concentrated course work in Real Property, Legal Research and Writings, Basic Legal Concepts, Business Organizations, Estate Administration, Civil Litigation, and Family Law.
- Certificate of Completion, June 1988
- Internship - O'Connor & Hannan, Denver, Colorado
- Working with foreclosures, securities and litigation
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
- B.B.A., Management Information Systems, G.P.A. 3.0/4.0, May 1985
- Internship - Data Processing Assistant, Norand, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
EMPLOYMENT:
Kiel, Trueax & Gold, L.L.C., Greenwood Village, CO
Litigation Paralegal, Jan. 2003-Sept. 2008
Extensive personal injury/litigation experience including handling cases from inception to conclusion, reviewing medical records, drafting pleadings, preparing discovery questions and responses, document production, analyzing all aspects of cases, conducting witness interviews, extensive client contact and complex trial preparation.
Lohf Shaiman Jacobs Hyman & Feiger PC, Denver, CO
Litigation Paralegal, May 1998-Dec. 2002
Extensive personal injury/litigation experience including reviewing and summarizing medical records, drafting pleadings, preparing discovery questions and responses, document production, legal research, analyzing all aspects of cases, conducting witness interviews, summarizing depositions and complex trial preparation.
Haligman and Lottner, P.C., Englewood, CO
Litigation Paralegal, July 1990-January 1992; April 1996-May 1998
Litigation experience including document production, legal research, conducting witness interviews, summarizing depositions, creating document data bases and entering documents, and complex trial preparation. Responsible for the tickler/litigation calendar.
Berryhill, Cage & North, P.C., Denver, CO
Litigation/Real Estate Paralegal, February 1992-April 1996.
Litigation experience including drafting pleadings, summarizing depositions, and all aspects of trial preparation. Real Estate experience including extensive work in foreclosures, drafting loan documents and attending closings. Also worked with collections and responsible for tickler.
Feiger & Hyman, Denver, CO
Paralegal/Office Manager, July 1988-July 1990.
Draft pleadings, research topics, summarize depositions, conduct witness interviews, draft wills and work with corporations. Responsible for accounts payable, trust accounts and transfers, client costs and ordering office supplies.
Haley and Company, Golden, CO
Real Estate Agent/Office Manager, April 1986-July 1988.
Sell and rent properties, manage rentals. Worked indepth with Work Star and Lotus, compiling leases and creating various spread sheets. Selected properties in foreclosure and updated files. Responsible for accounts payable, checkbook reconciliations, and ordering of office supplies.
